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AchieveyourPeakPerformance!
Introduction
Ihadwrittenthisreportasafreegiftforyoutohelpyoucomeoutofyour
automaticunconsciouslimitingbehavior&intothelifeyoutrulydeserve..
toliveyourBestlife!Ihope&praythatyou'llbenefitfromitgreatly.
WhatI'mdoingnowisactuallyaculminationofmylife'swork,for
countlessyears..ofreadingatleast500booksfromtheselfimprovement
arena,experimenting,learning,observing,reflecting,thinking,journaling,
seekingmentoring,observingtheself,people,life&theworld,including8
overyearsofsuccessfulmentoring&coachingofindividualstotheirnext
level.
Manyhadnotonlyfoundtheirnextlevel,butalsorisetothetopof
theircompanies!
IamnowdoingwhatIlovemostcreating,writing,speaking,mentoringand
developingpeoplewhodesiretoreachtheirpotential.
Forthisreport,Ihadattemptedtomakeitassimpletounderstandas
possible,onacomplexsubject.
Butofcourse,howsimplecanacomplexsubjectreallybe:)
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Asyouprobablyknow,someofushavebeensearchingforanswerstoour
lifeourentirelife,andstillnotfoundanything.Canthebooksandseminars
outtherehelp?
Maybe..Butformany,theanswersstilleludethem.
Itsurehelpsifthisreportoverthenextfewdaysisread
withanopenmind,andhonestlearningattitude..
Iwouldalsorecommendthatitbereadwithunderstanding..slowlyif
necessary.Ifit'seasiertoreadonpaper,Isuggestyouprintitout.
Iwouldliketodedicatethiswritingtoallwhoareconsideringmentoring&
coachingtobringthemselvestotheirnextlevel.
Isaluteyouforyourefforttotakingthejourneylesstravelled.Yousee,not
manyaretakingthisjourney.Toomanyhadeithernotconsidereditatall,
ortoobeatentodaretotakeit.
Anumberofquotesareincludedhereforustolearnfromtheguruswho
camebeforeus.
Together,wecanovercomeandachieve!ToliveourBestLife..
www.leonardlau.com
Youcanlearnmoreaboutsomeofthosewhohadchangetheir
livesafterenrolinginourmentoring&
coaching
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"Whereverthemindgoes,everythingelsefollows."
TerryOrlicks
PerformanceCoachtoOlympicChampions
"Thoughtsarethings."
NapoleonHill
"Yourmindisyourgreatestasset,butalsoyourgreatestenemy."
Anoynomous
Tobegin,it'simportanttorealisethatyouarethewayyouarebecauseof
yourthoughts/thinking.
Itisacomplexsubjecttodiscusshowyouendupwiththethinkingthat's
runningyourlife,becauseitbeginsprobablybeforeevenyouwereborninto
theworld.
Butwhateverthinkingyouhaverightnowgoodorbad,itisyour
responsibilityandmyresponsibilitytochangeourthoughtssothatwe
canchangeourlives!
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ButHow?
Thesimpleansweristounlearnandtorelearn.
Toremoveandreplace..
Therearemanyareasofunderstandingthatareneededtohelpusbecome
better.The'widthofourunderstanding'iswhatdeterminesoureffectiveness
inmanyareasofourlives.
Toaddtothat,the'depthofourinsights'iscomplimentarytoour
understanding.Howdeepisyourunderstanding?
Indeedwecanhavedifferentlevelsofinsightstowhat'sreallyimportant.I
willattempttodiscuss3areasofunderstandingaffectingyourbreakthrough
here.
3ImportantUnderstandingsforyourBreakthrough:
1stUnderstanding
YOUMUSTFIRSTWANTADIFFERENTOUTCOME/RESULT
"Whydomostpeoplestruggleindirection?
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Theanswer:Lackofadefineddream."
RichardFlint
"Ifyouhaveenoughreasons,youcandoanything."
JimRohn
MentortoAnthonyRobbins
Iwouldliketowritethisintheformofquestionshereforyoutothink
about.Ifyoucouldreflectonyouranswerstothesequestions,youwill
benefitgreatly.
Areyouinyourcomfortzone?
Whatareyourfears,worries&anxietiesaboutgoinganotherlevel?
Shouldtheykeepyouthere?
Doyouhaveagoalthat'sdifferentfromyourusualnormrightnow?
Ifyou'veachievedanotherlevel,what'sthenewvisionyouhave?
Doyouhaveclarityintheseareas?
Whygoyournextlevel?
Whygoforyourpotential?
Whatgivesyoupleasureinyourachievement?
Ifyoustaywhereyouareforanotheryear,isitalrightwithyou?
Whatifyoustaythesameanother3years,10years?Whatwould
youhavelost?Inviewofyourlifeplans,goalsanddreams,isitstill
alrightyouleaveitasitis?
Canyouorshouldyoudosomethingaboutit?
Isitoktolosethesepreciousyears,andtolookbackinpossible
regret?
Doyourealisethatregretsweightons?
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Doyouhaveanythingtoprove?
Doyouneedhelpindefiningyourdream?
"Man'smaintaskinlifeistogivebirthtohimself,tobecomewhat
hepotentiallyis."
ErichFromm
Psychologist
Let'slookatthe
2ndUnderstanding
ADIFFERENTOUTCOMEREQUIRESADIFFERENTYOU
"WeareHumanBeings..notHumanDoing."
WynnDyer
"FirsttheInner,thentheOuter."
LeonardLau
I'vesometimesaskedinmyseminarsandmentoringsessions,"Istheperson
firstasuperachieverbeforetheydosuperproduction,ordotheydo
superproduction,thentheybecomeasuperachiever?"
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Iwouldliketosuggesttheformer.Iliketorecommendthatwerecognise
thatbeingisthekey.
Theinner,whichisourinnerman,mustbefinetunetotheright'frequency'
beforewe'attract'thethingswewant.
Bysodoing,howwe'see',whatwethink,howwefeelourperspectives,
willdetermineouractions,choices,anddecisions.
Andthatiswhat'sneededtogoforourgoalsanddreams,withoutwasting
timeandresources,butrightontarget,toachievewhatwesetouttodo.
Somethoughtsforyou:
Youmustdecidetochange&breakfree
Youmustuncoveryourinnerman
Youmustrealisethatyouarecurrentlyinacertainmodeofthinking
Youmustknowthere'spowerinyourthinking,whetherpositiveor
negative
Yourthinkingisthereasonforyourcurrentresult
Youmustrecogniseyouhaveaneedforadifferentthinking,toget
new&differentresults
Youmustbeawareofthe'blue'cyclevsthe'red'cycle,includingthe
neutral'black'
The'blue'indicatesyourcurrentpatternofthinking,givingrise
toacertaincycleofbehavior
The'red'indicatesthepreferred,newandnecessarywayof
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thinkingyouneededtochangeyourresults
Theseare2verydifferentpatterns
The'black'istheneutralposition
Mostpeopledonotevenknowthattheyareinacertainpattern
ofthinking,justlikewedon'tthinkaboutourbreathing
Andtheydon'tknowaboutthenecessitynorseetheneedfor
the'red'
Youcan'tseethe'red'whenyou'reinthe'blue'
Youcanonlyseethe'red'whenyouconsciouslycomeoutof
the'blue'intothe'black'
Thedifferenceisawareness
Knowthatallyouractions,decisions&choicesaredeterminedby
your'blue'cyclecurrently
Fears,Worry,Anxiety,etc
LackTrust,LackFaith,LackBelief
Comfortzone,convenience
Tomakepositivenewdecisionsinyourfavor,youmustatleastgetto
the'black'neutralposition
"Thegreatestinsanityistodothesamethingsoverandoveragain,
andsomehoworotherexpectdifferentresults."
AlbertEinstein
"Thethinkingthatbroughtmeherehascreatedsomeproblem..
thatthisthinkingcan'tsolve"
AlbertEinstein
"DevelopyourInnerman..forPeakPerformance.."
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Ifyou'vebeenfollowingthediscussiontillnow,youshouldprobablyknow
bynowthatwearereallyengagingour'thinking'capability,inorderto
uncovertheanswerswearelookingfor.
Iwouldnotapologiseforthis'hardwork'asitistheonlywayto
thepathweareseeking.There'snootherwaythatIknowof..
Let'scontinueourdiscovery..
3rdUnderstanding(Part1)
IDENTIFY&RECTIFYYOURBLINDSPOTS
SEEYOURTRUESITUATION/RECEIVEANEMPOWERING
PERSPECTIVE
"Itisn'tthattheycan'tseethesolution.Itisthattheycan'tseethe
problem."
GKChesterton
Thisisthemostimportantpartofthe3understandings.Reasonbeing
withoutthisparticularunderstanding,youmayorwillhaveproblemgetting
tothefirst2.
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Andifyoudon'tgettothefirst2,youwillbasicallystaythesame,doingthe
samethingoverandoveragain,andstillgettingthesameresultsno
breakthrough!
Ifyou'vebeenwantingtoimproveyourresults,outcome,orlife,andyou're
stillstrugglingwithittillnow,Iliketopresentyouthisthoughtyou'veyet
to'see'yourtruesituation,yourrealproblem.
Youthinkit'sacertainissue,butIliketosuggestthatitisnotthatissue.To
putitanotherway..itisnotwhatyouthink.
Soaslongasyouaretrappedwithacertainproblem,youareactuallynot
seeingtheissueclearenoughtoknowtrulywhat'stherootissuethatyou
needtodealwith.
Why?Youcan'tsee!You'reblindtotherealproblem..
Indeeditcanbeverychallenging,forhowonearthcanonethenovercome
theirproblemsandchallenges?
Ioccasionallydoanactivitytohelpparticipantsinmytalksunderstandthe
situationthey'rein.
I'llaskforavolunteerandaftermakingspaceintheroom,blindfoldhimin
thecenteroftheroom.Afterafewroundsofturning,andthepersonleftin
themiddle,Igivehim/herinstructionstoheadstraighttothedoorandget
outoftheroom(Thedoorsignifiesthegoalthattheywantedtoreach).
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Asyoucanimagine,thepoorfellawouldstandthereandask,"How?""Any
instructions?""Areyouhelpingme?"
InitiallyIwouldnothelphim,excepttotellhim'justtry'.Hewouldstart
movingabout,withsomeintheaudiencemakingsomenoisesorlaughter.
Thenhewouldbestillagain.
Ithenaskedtheaudience"Howmanystepshadhetaken?"Every
movementiscounted,howeversmall.Normallyhewouldhavetaken
around10smallmovementsalready.
Iwillgivesomeinstructionsbytellinghimtofocus,maybetoworkharder,
tohaveagoal,setaplan,becommitted,tryharderstill..
Maybeevenmakemorecalls,seemorepeople:)
I'llaskthepeoplewhattheythinkaboutthenumberofstepsheneededto
finallyreachthedoor,ifheeverreachit?
Obviouslyit'smany.
Chancesarealsohighthathe'llneverreach,sincehecan'tseetheway.
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Whenthepointismade,I'llaskedhimtoremovetheblindfold.
ThenI'llaskhimifhecanseethedoor,whichhesayyes.
AndIwillgivetheinstructiontowalkstraighttothedoor,andopenit.
Ashewalk,I'llcountthesteps.
Inabout10steps,hereachthedoor.
Pointmade..Ifevery3stepsis1yearofyourlife,howmanyyearsdoyou
needbeforeyoureachyourgoal?
Inourmentoringprogram,we'vehadpeoplewhocametousinthe3rdyear
oftheirendeavor,andsomeintheir20thyear!
Itissotrue,thatwhenweare'blinded'insomeways,wecan'tseeourway
clearly,andsowewalkaroundincircles,onlytobefrustrated,disappointed,
andforsomedisillusioned,evenangryabouttheirfailuretoachievethe
successtheywanted.
Whenwehaveblindspotsinourlives,andwecouldn'tseetheissues
correctly,wearejustliketheblindfoldedmanwalkingaroundincircles.
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Doesitmakesensetofirstremovetheblind?
Ithinkso..How?Byuncoveringourblindspots!
Let'sconsiderthese:
Lifeiscomplexandprobablyamystery
Youneedthebigpicture
HaveyoutriedfixingaJigsawpuzzle?Whataboutdoingit
withoutthebigpicture?I'msureyou'llunderstandthe
difference:)
Sowhat'sablindspot&whatdoesitdotome?
Someoneinourprogramevermentionthatthereareblindspots
whenshe'sdriving,andit'ssodangerous.Well,Isharethatthe
blindspotsinourlivesthatblocktheachievementofourgoal
maynotbesodangerousastotakealife,butitdoesaffectyour
ownlife!Anditcanbethedifferencebetweenawelllivedlife,
successfullifeversusaunsatisfyingormediocrelife.Isthata
bigdeal?Ithinkso..
Uncoveringablindspotmeansgaininganewinsight.Seeing
thingsinacertainwaythatyou'veneverseenbefore.Feeling
inacertainwayyou'veneverfeltbefore.Thesituationaround
youremains,butthemeaninghaschanged.Howyouseeis
totallydifferentnow.Youarenowempowered!Fromthis
pointforward,youwillbedoingthingsthatcount,intheright
direction,nomoregoingaroundincircles.
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Wenormallyendupdealingwiththewrongissueswhenweare
'blinded'.Canitsolveourproblem?Never!Itsurelycanmake
theproblembigger,frommyexperience.Itissoimportantto
knowthatonlybytakingcareoftheright&rootissuescanwe
reallysolveit.There'snootherway!
Somanyselfdevelopmentalbooks&resources
Thereareplentifulofbooksandresourcesoutthere.Youknow
itbecausewhenyouvisitthebookstore,therearealwaysthe
newandlatestbooks.Youmusthavereadsomeofthem.But
doyoureallygetyouranswers?Ordoesitmakeitmore
confusing?Irecommendthatourblindspotsbeuncoveredand
removedfirst,beforewereadanymoreofthebooksoutthere,
whetherneworold.
DoestheLawofAttractionreallywork?
Thelawofattractionhadcertainlybeaphenomenuminthelast
year,andmorediscussionspringsupfromitsinceitcame
around.Therewerealsomanycontrarianviewsonthispieceof
fineteaching.Amongstthemanyreviewsoutthere,there
certainlywasasectorwhichquestionifthelawtrulyworks.
Obviouslythepeoplediscussingandquestioningthisbelongto
thosewhohadnotexperienceit'sbenefits.Sowhydoesn'tit
workforsomepeople,ormanypeople?Again,Irecommend
thatweuncoversomeblindspotshere.
Manydimensionsoflife&workisactinguponyou
Therearemanyarenasoflifeactinguponusatanytime,all
exactingsomerequirementsonustofulfillbeforewecould
producethedesiredresultswewant.Theseforcesand
requirementscouldcomefromanyoftheareaslistedbelow,for
instance.Therecouldalsobeotherareasinvolvedobviously.
Butyourunderstandingofthevariousareaswoulddetermineif
youwouldbeabletoreachtheperformancestandardyou
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wanted.Andtherearemanyblindspotspossibleinthe
respectiveareasinthelivesofindividualpeople.
Yourunderstandingoftheundermentionedareasoflifewould
determineyoureffectivenessinachievingtheresultsyouwant.
Buttherearejusttoomany'noises'intheworldthatdistractus
fromseeingaccurately.Aslongasyoudon't'see'correctly,you
willcontinuetobefrustratedwithnotachievingwhatyouwant.
Personal
People
Selling
PeakPerformance
Life
Physical
Teamwork
Vocation,Role,Game..
3rdUnderstanding(Part2)
IDENTIFY&RECTIFYYOURBLINDSPOTS
SEEYOURTRUESITUATION/RECEIVEANEMPOWERING
PERSPECTIVE
Thereisthisstoryaboutamanwholosthiskeyandwasonhishandsand
kneesatthecorridorwherethereislight,franticallysearchingforthelost
keys.
Hewassearchingforquiteawhile,andhisneighbourhappentopassby.
Hisneighbouraskedhim,"Whatareyoudoing?"
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Whenhetoldhimthathehadlosthiskeysandwassearchingforit,thekind
neighboursaid,"Letmehelpyou."
Theycontinuedsearchingforwhatmusthavebeen15minswhenthe
frustratedneighbourfinallyasked,"Butwheredidyouloseit?"
Themanpausedforawhile,lookuptotheneighbour,andsaid,"Ilostitin
thehouse."
Insurpriseandalittleimpatience,hethenretorted,"Thenwhatarewedoing
here,atthecorridor?"
Themananswered,"It'sbrighterhere.."
Welaughatthisstory,butmanyofusareactuallylookingforourlostkey
outsideofour'house'.
Isn'tittruethatwheneverweencountersomeproblem,andseekingthe
answer,wewillalwaysbelookingforthemoutsideofourselves.
Weareactuallysayingthatthekeyistobefoundoutsideofourselves.
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Forexample,whentheSalesAdviserdonotperformatthelevelhewants,
hewouldprobablylookatthingslikenewproducts,maybesayingthatthe
oldproductsarenotgoodenough?
Ormaybehecouldbealwaysbelookingfortheperfectpresentationidea
thatcouldhelphim?
Hemightaimtocompletehisdegree,orgetsomemorequalificationssoas
toputthetitlesbesidehisnamesoastodowell.
Butdoesitreallyhelphim?
TheinfamousBobProcterof"YouwerebornRich"and"TheSecret"shared
thatheworkwithmanybigcompaniesbefore,andoneofthequestions
thesecompanieshaveisalwayswonderinghowtheirachieversactuallydo
sowell,andtherestarenot.
Itisamysteryliterally!Nobodyknows.
Theyjustknowthatthesamepeoplearetheoneswho'sperforming.
Sointhelackofinsight,whatmostwoulddoisprobablyinvitethesebig
achieverstosharehowtheysucceed.
Ortheywouldinvitethepopulartrainerstospeaktotheirpeople.
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Andthetrainingtheyarrrangedforisobviouslythestandardtrainingagenda
andpracticesrecognisedintheindustry.
Butdothesereallyhelpthepeople?Theanswerhavetobefromthepeople
themselves.
Ihavespokentosomehighachieversandnotallactuallyknowwhytheir
counterpartsarenotreallyperforming,excepttorecognisethecommon
reasonseveryonelabelonthemnotcommitted,notfocus,notserious,etc.
OnehighachieverIknowwhounderstandactuallytoldmeaboutapopular
trainercommonlyengagedasaspeaker,"Ibelieveheknowsthatafterhis
talk,nothingmuchwillchangestill."
Matteroffact,thoseofusinthetrainingcirclealwaystalkabouttheneedto
entertainthepeople,forunlesswecanbepopularinthisregard,wemight
notbeinvitedtospeak!
Obviouslyweneedtotalksensetoo.Butwhyisallthetraininggivennot
abletotrulyhelpthepeople?
What'sthemissingpiece?
ThisiswhatImeantwhenIsaythatlifeiscomplex,andprobablya
mystery.Ofcoursewearediscussingperformancehere.Lifeisdefinitely
evenbiggerthanjustperformancealone.Soit'sdefinitelymuchmuchmore
complex.
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WhatIwanttosuggesthereisthattheabilitytouncoveringblindspotsofthe
peoplewouldhelpusinthesecomplexities.
Thatwhenwedouncovertherightblindspots,andfinallySEEcorrectly,
withtherightperspectives,webecomeempowered,wegetouranswers!
Isn'tthatwonderful?Isn'tthatwhatweoughttodo?Isn'tthatwhatyou
want?Forsure,Iwantit.
WhywouldInotwantit?WhywouldIwanttogoroundincircles,andnot
solvingmyrealproblems,andkeepmissingtheanswersI'mlookingfor?
Whywastetimeandeffort?Whykeepmissingmygoals?Whylive
miserably?
Ifthere'sabetterway,Iwantit!Doyou?
"Therearereasonswhypeopleperform.Therearealsoreasonswhy
peopledon't."
LeonardLau
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IDENTIFY&RECTIFYYOURBLINDSPOTS
SEEYOURTRUESITUATION/RECEIVEANEMPOWERING
PERSPECTIVE
"Lifeisformedfromtheinsideout.WhatIaminsidedeterminesthe
issuesinthebattleoflife."
Dr.WilliamHornaday
Let'scontinuetolookatafewmorepointerstofurtherunderstandthereal
issuesatwork.
Blindspotsareeverywhere
Aswe'vediscussedbefore,uncoveringblindspotsrequiresthat
yougaininsights&inspirationofdifferentareas&aspects(of
life,work,performanceorgame)actingonyou,dependingon
whatyouareembarkingoneg.financialplanning,sales,golf
competition,parentingeffectiveness,etc
Newunderstandingwillleadtonewperspectives,newlife,new
results
Theneedtounlearn&relearn,toremove&replace
Becauseofouroldconditioning,weliterallyarerunningon
autopilotinour'blue'cycleofthoughtandbehavior
patterns.Asdiscussbefore,thisisdefinitelynotgoodinterms
ofachievingournewresults.Wehavetoreallyunlearnmany
wrong,ineffective,orlimitinginformationthathasfoundit's
waywithinus,andtorelearnnewinformationthatwillhelpus
inournewbeliefs,leadingtonewactions,newresults.We
literallyhavetoremovetheseundesirablebeliefsthat'slimiting
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us,andcausingusmisery,andreplacethemwithempowering
onesthatwillleadustovictory.
Leveragingonacoach/mentor/consultant
WhydoesTigerWoodsneedacoach?RogerFederer?Andall
thesportsgreat..It'squiteobviousactually.Theyeachwantto
betheirbest,inordertowin!Sothequestionyouhaveto
answeris,"DoIwanttowin?"Towininoursport,our
vocation,ourlife.Only1life,1chance,Irecommendthatwe
eachgoforit.Whynot?
SomeoneoncecommentonTigerWoods,"Theonlyperson
whocannotseeTigerWoodsplayliveisTigerWoods!"For
sure,that'sonegoodreasonwhyheneededsomeoneelsetotell
himaccuratelywhattheyareseeingabouthim!Thataloneisa
greatreasonwhyweeachneedsomeoneelsetohelpusbeour
verybest.
Professionalshavecoachesbecausetheyareplayingatthe
highestlevel.Theyhavecoachesbecausetheyare
professionals!Areyouaprofessional?
Doyouhaveacoachsoastoallowyoutoplayatahigher
level?
"Don'tworkonyourjob,ifyouWORKONYOURSELF,youcan
makeafortune."
EarlShoaff,MentortotheinfamousJimRohn
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DecidetotakeitHigher!
Subscribetomorefreecontentatournewsletterhere:
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3rdUnderstanding(Part4)
IDENTIFY&RECTIFYYOURBLINDSPOTS
SEEYOURTRUESITUATION/RECEIVEANEMPOWERING
PERSPECTIVE
Thepoweroftheinvisibleandintangible
Therealpoweristhepowerwithin,whichisintangibleand
can'tbeseen.Comparedtoallotherfactorsoutside,whichis
tangiblelikeproducts,technicalknowledge,tools,systems,I
wouldfirstchoosetheinnerqualities,theinvisibleswhich
alwaysmustbecalledupon,inordertoproducetheresultswe
arelookingfor.Theexternals,andtangiblearerequiredtoo,
butthere'sapriorityhere.
Thechallenge..innervsouter
Weliveverymuchinan'external'world,wherethe'first
impression'isveryimportant.Wearevisualbeings,andsowe
seewhateverisinfrontofus.Wealsoseeandunderstand
basedonwhatisvisibletooureyes.Inthisarisetheproblems
ofuslookingtoanswerstoourlifeoutsideofourbeing,instead
ofwithin.ButifunderstandwhatIamtryingtosayhere,you
wouldknowthatthisisfutile.
Yousee,ifyou'venotuncoveredyourselfaccuratelyand
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powerfully,andmovingaroundwithan'underperforming'
being,allyourothereffortsisprettymuchofa'waste.Whatdo
Imean?Youcantakeanotherdegree,attendanothercourse,
readsomemorebooks,tryharder..andstillwonderwhat's
missing!Youshouldfirstuncoveryourblindspots.
Thestoryofexplainingacarproblemtoapersonwhodon't
understandcarmechanics
Itcanbechallengingtotalktopeoplewhodon'tunderstand
whatyou'retryingtosay.Haveyougotsuchanexperience?
Imagineyouareaproficientcarmechanicandyoutryto
explaintoyourcustomerwhokeepaskingyouwhyshecouldn't
starthercarlastnight,andwasveryfrustratedaboutit,insisting
thatyoudoamajoroverallcheckuponthecarbecauseshe
doesn'twantthesameexperienceagainaslastnightwhereshe
wasstrandedinaquietandlonelyarea.Youknowthatshehad
asituationofaoverfilledcarburetter.Infact,therewasnoneed
forhertocallthetowingservicetobringthecarintothe
workshop.Bysteppingonthepedalfully,andignitingthe
engine,yougotthecarstartedrightaway.Tryingyourbestto
explainthe'miraculous'situation,youtellheraboutthepedal
effect,thefuel,thecarburetter,theidealconditionforthe
enginetogetstarted,theproblemoftheoverflowcarburetter
whenshekept'pumping'thepedal,etc.Youevengotothe
extenttoattempttohelpherunderstandwhatmakestheengine
startsfuel,airratio,sparks,cranking,starter,battery,inlet
valve,outletvalve,cylinder,piston,pistonrings,combustion
chamber,andsoon.Ifyoucouldgothatfar,itwillbe
amazing.Mostlikely,youwouldhavestoppedhalfway
through,becausethelookinhereyeswilltellyouthatsheis
already'lost'.
Indeeditisverydifficulttoexplainsomethingtopeoplewho
don'tunderstand.Andtheydon'tunderstandbecausethe
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referenceofknowledgecan'tbefoundwithinthem!
Veryoften,inhelpingpeopletounderstandthepowerofthe
invisibleandintangible,andtheinnervstheouter,Ifindmyself
insimilarsituation.Halfwaythroughttheexplanation,you
knowyouhavelostthem.Butdespitethischallenge,wemust
continue,ifwearetouncovertheblindspotsthateludedusso
far,andkeptusstrugglingtillnow!
Mentoring&coachingnotforeveryone
Thisissobecausenoteveryoneisopenedtolearningmore.As
such,theyarealreadyclosedtoalllearning,whateverreasons
thereare.
Someofusareveryafraidofconfrontingourselves.Thislack
ofabilitytobehonestwithyourselfwillalsohinderyourefforts
toimprove.
Thosewholackthewilltocrystallisewhattheyreallywant,or
totakeactionstomaketheirplanscometruewillalsonot
benefitfrommentoringefforts.Wemustunderstandthatatthe
endoftheday,theresponsibilitytolivewellliesinourown
hands.Nobodycandoitforus,absolutelynoone.
"SuccessissomethingyouattractbythepersonyouBECOME."
EarlShoaff,MentortotheinfamousJimRohn
DecidetotakeitHigher!
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3rdUnderstanding(Part5)
IDENTIFY&RECTIFYYOURBLINDSPOTS
SEEYOURTRUESITUATION/RECEIVEANEMPOWERING
PERSPECTIVE
Whymentoring&coachingforyou?
Thereissomuchwithinusthatwedonotevenconsider..Itis
saidthatmostofusgotoourgraveswiththemusicstill
playing.Woulditbebettertouseourselvesallup,tolivefully,
togivefully,tostretchourselvestoourhighestpossibilities?
Toreachourfullpotential?ButHow?Let'sbreakfree!
Coaching&Mentoringhelpyouseewhatyoucan'tseefor
yourself(Uncoveryourblindspots),andguideyoutoyour
personalexcellence&highachievementindoublequicktime.
That'showourmembersdoubletheirproductivity&profits&
more,withlessereffort,andfindfulfillmentintheirwork,
leadingthemtodoevenmore!
Throughleveragingonmentoring,coaching,training&our
research,youareempoweredtoreachyourfullestPersonal
Potential,reachingyourPeakPerformanceearly,with
whiteheatInspiration!
DECIDETOBETHEBESTYOU!
TransformyourThinking&ChangeyourResults..Being
Successful,Confident,Happy,aPerformer,Achiever,Peaceful,
FulfilledaBalanceHighAchiever!
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WhypartnerLeonard/Legacy?
Legacy'smissionis"ToInspireExcellenceintheHuman
PotentialforIndividuals,TeamsandOrganisationsthru
UncoveringBlindspots&SuperchargingPerformance."
WeworkwithSALESADVISERS,SELFEMPLOYEDS,
ENTREPRENEURS,LEADERS,PARENTS,EDUCATORS,
ATHLETES,STUDENTS,&ANYONEwhodesiresto
outperformthemselves
Helpingyouinyourperformance,selfmotivation,purpose,
fulfillment,inspiration,mentoring,leadership,personal
development&peakperformancehelpingyouachieveyour
BestPerformance,tobeyourBestSelf..
How?ByuncoveringblindspotsthrugainingInsightsinto
yourself,yourrole,vocation,people,work,life&
performance..andotherareasaffectingyou.
WehelpyouintegrateyourVocation/Rolewithareasaffecting
yourperformance&life.BeitPERSONALMASTERY,
PEOPLEMASTERY,SELLINGMASTERY,PEAK
PERFORMANCEMASTERY,LIFEMASTERY,etc,tohelp
youunderstandthebigpictureaffectingyou,yourperformance
andyourfulfillment,andsupportyoutothink,feelandact
right,toaccomplishyourvisionandgoals,toliveyourbestlife!
Withoutseeing&resolvingtheseblindspotsinourworkand
lives,thereisnowaywecanrectifyoursituationinourattempt
toovercomefrustrations,disappointments,mediocrity..orto
bringourselvestoournextlevelatworkorinlife.
WehaveatrackrecordespeciallywithSalesAdvisers,
partneringthemtoachievetheirquantumleap.Ilookforward
tohelpyoudothesame.Onlyyoucanmakethechoiceto
changethequalityofyourlife!Doit..whynot?
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"Yourwilltowinisnotnearlyasimportantasyourwilltoprepareto
win!"
LouHoutz
ChampionCoach
DecidetotakeitHigher!
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Nowthatwe'veuncoverthe3understandings,what'snext?
Well,Irecommendthis..
Beware..
Bewareofthepersonwho'sholdingyouback..
"Youaretherealobstacleinyourpathtoafulfillinglife."
LesBrown
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"Yourmindisyourgreatestasset,butalsoyourgreatestenemy."
Anoynomous
Knowthatyouneedtoinvesttime,effort&moneytomakeyour
changehappen.Bewarethisblindspotthatcanalsoholdyouback..
Ifyouarenotevenwillingtospendtime&effortonwhatyou
want,thenthere'snochanceatall.It'sprettystraightforward
isn'tit?
MoneyallowsyoutoLEVERAGEthrushorteningyour
learningcurve,payingotherstodo'noncritical'workthatmust
bedone,buyingsystems,otherpeople'stime,knowledge,ideas,
evenstrategies.Nottoinvestmeansyoumustspendallthe
timesearchingforallthesethatwillworkforyou,whichwill
takealonglongtime,beforeyougetitallonyourown.You
mayevennotgettheanswersyouwantedto,forspecialise
knowledgeisrequiredindifferentareasofendeavors.
"Timeisagreatteacher.Unfortunatelyitkills
allit'sstudents."
Anoynomous
"IwillstudyandIwillprepare,andsomedaymychancewillcome."
AbrahamLincoln
GetyourCoach,choosetobetheProfessional..youareworthit
Istronglyrecommendthatyoufindyourselfacoach/mentor
whetherpaidofnot,ifgettingtoyournextleveliswhatyou
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trulywant.Andwhynot?We'vealreadygoneatlengthtoget
outofour'blue'cycle,tobeawareofourbehaviorandthe
consequences.Onlybyuncoveringtheblindspotshinderingus
willwehaveachancetobreakfreefinally!
Don'tlookfor100%certaintybeforeyouact
Theverynatureofsuccess&achievementrequirestrust,faith
&belief.Therewillneverbeaguaranteeintomorrow.To
lookforexactcertaintybeforeyouactmeansyouwillcontinue
inyour'blue'cycletofeelsafe,comfortable,secure,andthat
meansnotchanging,andneverreachingyourbestlifepossible
foryou.
Encouragement&Affirmationforyou:
Desiretoreachhigher
Believeyoucanlivebetter
Reachforyourdream
Fulfillyourdestiny
Atleast,achievewhatyoudesireatyournextlevel..
Don'teverlivealifeofregret..
Only1life.
"Ourgreatestgloryisnotinneverfailing,butinrisingupeverytimewe
fail."
RalphWaldoEmerson
DecidetotakeitHigher!
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Subscribetomorefreecontentatournewsletterhere
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Well,we'recomingtotheendoftheSpecialReport.Here'ssomeparting
words..
"Andnowhereismysecret,averysimplesecret.
ItisonlywiththeHEARTthatonecanseerightly
whatisessentialisINVISIBLEtotheeye."
AntoinedeSaintExupery
I'vespokenandseenquiteanumberofpeoplewhoseekshelpwithcoaching
andmentoring,butforsomereasonchosetoholdbackfromsuch
aprogram.Moststatemoneyastheissue,othersothercommitmentsintheir
livesatthattime.Whateverthereasonsgiven,theyalwayssaytheywantto
doitaftertakingcareoftheirfinancialsituationsorotherprioritiesfirst.
Youwouldhaveguessedit,theynevercomebackinmy8overyearsof
coachingwork.
WheneverIcallorgetintouchwiththem,theyaremostlyontoother
'opportunities',haveotherprioritieslikeforinstance,anewbaby,anewjob,
etc.Wecansaythattheyhavenochoicebuttoquitfromtheworkthey've
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chosenformanyyearssimplybecausetheyarenotabletoproducedesirable
resultsforthemselves.Ideemedthisasallowingthe'blue'cycleofthinking
andlivingtotrapusinit'scycle.Breakingfreemaybetrulychallenging,
butit'sreallynecessary.Especiallyforthosewhohaveconsideredthe
possibilityoflivingabetterlife,ortheirbestlife,weeachmustresistthe
inclinationtobe'trapped',andtrulymakethedecisiontobreakfree.Sothat
thechangeandresultswelookforcanbeapossibility.
Thefirststeptochangeishonestywithourselves.Beclearlyandbrutally
honestwithyourself..forit'sworthit!Havecourage,facewhateverthat'sin
front,andsurelythefearsandchallengeshavetogivewaytoyouandallow
youtoembracetheansweryouarelookingfor.Knowthatonlygoodthings
cancomeoutofacourageouslife.
I'vebeenashonest,directandopenasIcanbe.Allforonly1purpose,that
youchoosetoliveyourbestlife.Isincerelyhopetohaveyoujoinour
communityofhighestliving!
Manyofourmemberscometousonlyafter5,8,10,12,even20yearsof
tryingontheirown.Ofcourse,thisneednotbe.Weknowwedon'thave
many10yearstotry.
Beremindedofthekeymessageinthisspecialreporttouncoveryour
blindspots.Reflectonthem..thendecidewhat'sbestforyourself.
Helpyourself,don'thurtyourself..
"Beforeeverythingelse,gettingready
isthesecretofsuccess."
HenryFord
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Masterthesecretkeytouncoveringyourself..Uncoveryourblindspots,
gainnewunderstanding,seewithnewperspectives,gainabsoluteclarity
whichwillgiveyouyourgreatestpower.Worktowardsanempowering
Mindset,agreatAttitude,andmasterfulSkills.Changeyourlifeforever!
Youareauniquehumanbeing.Knowthatyourissuesareuniquetoyou.
Beginfromtheinner,thentotheouter.
Youcanbeyourverybest!
There'spowerinthemadeupmind.Doit!
Iwishyoutheverybestinyourlife.
Therespowerinthemadeupmind..
DecidetotakeitHigher!
Subscribetomorefreecontentatournewsletterhere
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AchieveyourImportantGoals..thisyear.Youdon'thavetowait
anotheryear!
SincereRegards,
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LeonardLau
Mentor,TrustedAdviser,ThoughtLeader,Motivator
IntroducingaNewWayofThinkingtoYou..
AchievingyourPassion,Purpose&PeakPerformancethruPowerful
Perspectives!
"There'sawaytodoitbetter.Findit."
ThomasEdison
Shouldyoubelongtothosewhodon'tfeelstuckatall,couldyoubeinyour
comfortzone?Wouldyoustretchtogoyournextlevel?Onlyhuman
beingscandothat:)Neverforgetwhathappentothefrogs..Theywere
cookedalive..slowly,whileputunderasmallfireinacontainer.
Iinviteyoutoqualifyhere:
https://leonard1.typeform.com/to/PerKuV
"Educationisthehighestleverage."
RobertKiyosaki
DoyoudeserveSUPPORTinachievingyourGOALS&DREAMS?
WehavetheInsights&Inspiration..
tohelpyouuncoveryourblindspots,soastoreachyournextlevel!
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Havinghelpedmanymembersoverthelast8overyears,weseekto
continueoureffortstomakethedifferencefortherestoftheyear.Weare
planningournextstageofdevelopmentwhichistobringLegacy'sservices
worldwide.Bythen,thefocuswillchangemoretoconductingwebinarsand
coachingoverphoneandtheinternet.Duetothemanyexcitingplanslined
upandplannedfor,thosewhopreferfacetofacesessionsarehighly
encouragedtotakeadvantageofthisyeartomakeithappen.Ofcourse,you
mayalsousethenewcoachingservicesoncewe'retotallysettledonthe
web.
Leonardoffersgroupcoaching&oneononeforclientswhowanttogo
theirnextlevelandtransformtheirlives.Ifyouareready,pleasereadon..
Yougottobeveryseriousaboutchangingyourlife.
Eachmonthweworkwith10newclientstohelpthemuncovertheir
blindspots&learnhowtochangetheirresults.Spaceislimitedandthatis
whyweaskthatyoufillinthisform
https://leonard1.typeform.com/to/PerKuV
Wewanttomakesurethatwe
workwiththerightpeoplewhoaretrulyserious.
LeonardLauisaBreakthroughExpertwhoseinsights&inspirationhave
transformedmanylives.MostofhisclientsareSelfEmployeds,Sales
Advisers&Entrepreneurs.Anyonedesiringtoimprovetheirperformance&
outcomefortheirroles,work&lifecanbenefitgreatlyfromLeonard's
abilitytouncoverblindspotsblockingtheirachievement&bestlife.
Uncoveryourself..ChoosetoturnyourinnerkeyONtoday!
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Moreinformationhere:
http://leonardlau.weebly.com/successstories.html
"WhatyougetisnotnearlyasimportantaswhatyouBECOME.."
ZigZiglar
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